Auntie Em Goes Running

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Member Since:

Jun 03, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

MacDash Duathlon, Sept. 10, 2011. 1:29:48. Second woman overall, third racer overall, and first in AG.

Mt. Ranier Duathlon, May 1, 2011. 3:05:00, 1st in age group. 5.1 mile run, 28 mile bike ride, 3.78 mile run.

5K: Fun With the Fuzz, April 23, 2011. 21:59, 1st in age group.

Marathon: Paris, April 10, 2011. 4:05:24.

1/2 marathon: Geoduck Gallop, February 2011. 1:42:23, 1st in age group.

Waterfront 15K (September 2010), 1:14:43. 3rd in AG.

Lake Padden Duathlon (July 2010), 1:36:something. 1st in AG .

10K: Smelt Run, La Conner (2010) 47:14. 2nd in AG.

I have fun every time I run, and have recently overcome the "I can't go fast anymore" hurdle. I'm having fun going faster and working towards becoming even faster.

I have raised two running children, one competitive and one not.

I have learned to run in ice and snow and I don't complain.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Work towards a faster marathon by Spring 2012.

Get my 5K down to 21:30.

Place in my division at duathlon and triathlon.

Train for biathlon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Joining Forrest Gump

Personal:

I'm a 52 year old mom of two ex homeschooled teenagers. They both think I'm nuts.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Bike Shoes Lifetime Miles:						2225.45
Pearl Izumi Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles:						139.33
Marathon Shoe Lifetime Miles:						244.33
Blue Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles:						223.68
Mean Green Shoe Lifetime Miles:						318.72
Blue Kinvaras Lifetime Miles:						207.12
Brooks Defyance Lifetime Miles:						361.34
New Kinvara Lifetime Miles:						275.90
Hattoris Lifetime Miles:						41.29
Addidas Lifetime Miles:						168.97
Nike Vortex Shoe Lifetime Miles:						64.50
Orange Newton Lifetime Miles:						36.20

Sun, Jul 19, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00	10.00

So far today, just a nice bike ride. I worked at a bike race yesterday, driving the lead car for some of the racing groups. The course looked fun, and was a good hill workout, so I went back there this morning and rode. I was inspired by the TDF, and stood up on my pedals and sprinted the hills. They were long hills. I felt good until I realized that my hill sprints, although they felt strong, were only about 10 mph uphill, and Contador's are probably like, what, 16-20? Oh, well. I was impressed with myself anyway.

My IT band was really tight and sore last night, so I iced it a lot and used the roller a lot. I'm not sure yet if I'll run today. I suppose easy miles won't hurt it. I do have a massage scheduled for tomorrow, so that should help. Biking does not even seem to use the IT band, so that was good.

PM - 5 easy miles. IT band felt pretty good, no pain, just tightness. Finished off with 1/2 mile of walking and then a really good stretch. Looking forward to that massage tomorrow.

Saucony Miles: 5.00	Bike Shoes Miles: 25.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.50	Total Sleep Time: 7.50

Comments

From JD on Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 20:15:41 from 166.217.162.103

Wow, nice day of outdoor rec. eh? Good job!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:30:04 from 71.229.164.25

You really are a multi-sport athlete. Great job with the bike! It's been so long since I've done any bike riding, I'm almost afraid to try. I'm afraid I will be painfully slow.

From auntieem on Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:57:11 from 67.182.145.8

I am totally in love with my bike! I try to just be a recreational rider, I do just one "race" event each year. There is a hillclimb ride here, where the ride is 24.5 miles up the mountain to the ski resort. It is just a long slog, and I try to just beat my time a little bit each year, and chat with people the whole way up. My dream is to stand up on my pedals the last 2 km and sprint!

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